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MONDAY, JULY 21, 1980
CLEAN UP OF NEW TERRITORIES RIVER
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THE HUNG SHUI KIU RIVER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WITH FARM WASTE IS TO UNDERGO A $1 MILLION CLEAN UP.
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POLLUTED
THE 4.7 KILOMETRE LONG RIVER, WHICH FLOWS THROUGH YUEN LONG AND TUEN MUN DISTRICTS, IS HAVING REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS BUILT ALONG ITS BANKS.
FARMERS WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO USE THESE POINTS TO DISPOSE OF WASTE INSTEAD OF THROWING IT INTO THE RIVER.
THE WASTE WILL BE COLLECTED BY STAFF OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR PROPER DISPOSAL.
THE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD AT TUEN MUN RECENTLY AGREED TO FINANCE CONSTRUCTION OF FIVE REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS NEAR CHUNG UK TSUEN AND TAN KWAI TSUEN VILLAGES.
WORK WILL START SOON AND TAKE ABOUT TWO MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
RECENTLY REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS WERE BUILT FURTHER UP THE RIVER TOWARDS YUEN LONG TO SERVICE 200 FARMS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR TUEN MUN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD SAID FARM WASTE WAS THE RIVER'S MAIN POLLUTANT.
+WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THIS PROJECT WILL GO A LONG WAY TO SOLVING THE PROBLEM AND WE ARE APPEALING TO LOCAL FARMERS TO COOPERATE,+ HE SAID.
+AS THE REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS ARE CONVENIENTLY LOCATED THERE WILL NO LONGER BE ANY EXCUSE FOR THROWING WASTE INTO THE RIVER, HE ADDED.
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